1983-04-15 Char-Koosta News

              Salish-Kootenai Community College Box 1020 Roñan, MT 59364
PABLO, MONTANA 59855 ISSN: 0528-8592
NEWSPAPER OF THE SAUSH. PEND dxOREILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, WESTERN MONTANA
VOLUME 11 NUMBER 23
B UTTERC UP MONTH
APRIL 15, 1983
New school prompts community sentiment, for and against
The prospect of a new alternative high school building going up on the Reservation dominated three recent Tribal meetings: the March 30 south-end district meeting in Arlee, the April quarterly on the 1 st in Pablo, and a regular Council meeting April 8.
That last meeting saw what was evidently the entire school body fill the Council Chambers after lunch to explain
Health Board seeks public comment
The Tribal Health Board has scheduled a series of community meetings for taking comments on the Reservation's health care delivery system. The public's input is needed for determining future directions in health care here.
The meetings, all set to begin at 7 p.m., are scheduled for the next few Monday and Wednesday evenings: HOT SPRINGS: Monday, April 18, at the bowling alley POLSON: Wednesday, April 20, at the Flathead Lake Senior
Citizens Center ARLEE: Monday, April 25, at the Salish Indian Seniors Center RONAN/PABLO: Wednesday, April 27, in the Council Chambers at the Tribal Complex ST. IGNATIUS: Monday, May 2, at the community center
Elmo's meeting will take place at the SKC Center there on a yet-to-be-announced date; please watch local papers or listen to one of the two local radio stations for that informatioa
Dixon's meeting was this past Wednesday.
to the Tribal leaders why a new building was needed. Of the 100 or so people estimated in attendance, close to one-third of them - parents, students, and staff from TERS and FRACAP ~ chose to make comments.
A common thread running through the students' remarks was praise for the teachers. Many students said they felt TERS teachers tried harder to help them by paying attention to each as an individual. All of the teachers seemed to genuinely care about the school and the students. Several young speakers said they welcomed TERS' attitude of acceptance after experiencing prejudice in the Reservation's public schools.
An improved athletic program was the second most-common justification made, followed by concern about the safety of the old Dixon buildings, which many speakers noted were nine years old. Councilman Vic Stinger agreed that the buildings were worn out Part of the reason Tribal headquarters was moved to Pablo, he said, was because the Dixon facilities were so old
The opportunity to learn Tribal culture was another item often mentioned during the 90-minute presentation
Parents Virginia Hunter and Joe Sorrell each took a turn at the microphone to say their respective children have shown marked scholastic improvement since going to Two Eagle. Hunter added that one of her daughters seemed to want to go to the Dixon school, whereas she felt unwillingly compelled to attend public school
Councilman, Noel Pichette, a member of the alternative school's board, said the TERS delegation was present April 8
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